Calm vs Happiness - What's the difference?
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(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
(of water) with little waves on the surface.
Without wind or storm.
(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
A period of time without wind.
* Bible, Mark iv. 39
To make calm.
* Dryden
To become calm.
The emotion of being happy; joy.
* 1877 , ,
(archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.
* 1643 , — , I-i
Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; — used especially of language.
As nouns the difference between calm and happiness
is that calm is (in a person) the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion while happiness is the emotion of being happy; joy.As an adjective calm
is (of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.As a verb calm
is to make calm.calm
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* (free from anger and anxiety) stressed, nervous, anxious * (free of noise and disturbance) disturbed * (without wind or storm) windy, stormyDerived terms
* calm as a millpond * ice-calmNoun
(en noun)- The wind ceased, and there was a great calm .
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* ice-calmVerb
(en verb)- to calm a crying baby
- to calm the passions
- to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus
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* calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdueAnagrams
* ----happiness
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(wikipedia happiness)- Yes, Aline, true happiness comes of true love, and true love should be independent of external influences.
- All happiness bechance to thee in Milan!
- Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, For there's a happiness , as well as care. — .